Statement From The Club.

Following the disciplinary problems at Clyde FC on the 16th of December regarding our player Andy McLaren, the Club and the player have held frank and open discussions regarding the matter, and it has been mutually agreed to terminate Andy McLaren’s contract forthwith. Whilst the Club won’t condone such indiscipline, it does though respect the player’s willingness to accept that his actions have brought the Club into disrepute, and we sincerely wish him well for the future.

Clyde 2 Dundee 1, Broadwood, 16/Dec/06

In what was a vital game for both clubs, Dundee again lost away from home. In a tight first half Clyde scored on 35 minutes when poor defending let Arbuckle to score from 8 yards. Worse was to follow when Jay Shields gave away a penalty and it was 2-0 at the break.

Dundee tried hard to get back into the game in the second half, but like so many times this season we can't play the simple ball. We did get a wee lifeline with 5 minutes to go , Alex Rae was fouled in the box and Gavin Swankie made it 2-1. What was to follow was total madness from Andy McLaren, he first got booked when he tangled with the goalkeeper, then got send off after clashing with Eddie Malone, then got a second red card in the tunnel after the linesman spotted Andy punching a Clyde player when leaving the pitch. Then he got a third Red Card for kicking a hole in the Ref's door.

Andy might not play for the club again and he will get hammered by the league. Dundee will decide Andy's fate on Wednesday.

Rumors

Rumors have been circulating around Arbroath websites that Dundee are interested in signing Bryan Scott in the summer when he is a free agent. Bryan signed for Arbroath in the summer and before signing for Arbroath, he played for junior side, Scone Thistle. He is a striker and in his first game for Arbroath against Queen's Park at Hampden, he scored 2 and set up 1.
Bryan is quite tall, at a height of 5 foot 11 inches and has scored 5 goals for Arbroath so far this season and has also picked up 5 yellow cards.
He will be a free agent in the summer when it is understood Dundee intend to sign him. A couple of Arbroath sites have suggested this move may happen but only time can tell.

Perth and The Build-up for Clyde

Dundee lost 2-1 at Perth on Saturday, losing two soft goals in the first half. Gavin Swankie scored a good goal in between. We changed things in the second half and pushed the Saints back and Derek Lyle should have scored, after a great flowing move. Jay Shields played the second half and looked very much the part.
Czech trialist Ondrej Novotny scored on his debut for Dundee in a bounce game against city rivals Dundee United, we won the game 3-2 and Alex rae had 7 trialists in his squad. Gary McKenzie scored as well, the young defender is on his comeback after being injured for the last two and a half months.
Former Dundee midfielder Darren Magee has been found dead at his parents’ home in Glasgow. My thoughs are with his family.

Dundee's Tennent's Scottish Cup cup tie v Queen of the South will be played on Saturday 6 January 2007. Dundee United will play on the Sunday. Great I can have a beer now.
Brian McGinty will return to St.Mirren after his latest injury, the on loan striker has not been able to play enough games to really impress.

Novotny impresses in Dens trial

CZECH TRIALIST Ondrej Novotny made a promising initial impression on Dundee yesterday, scoring for them in a 3-2 win over neighbours Dundee United in a hastily arranged bounce game at Dens Park.
And the 18-year-old FK Jablonec front man last night revealed his hopes of following fellow countryman Jiri Jarosik and Libor Sionko into the SPL.
“I’ve watched Jiri Jarosik since he came to Scotland,” said Novotny, who hopes to join the Dark Blues on loan for the remainder of the season. “I saw him play very well against Man United in the Champions League when Celtic won and that tells me that Scotland is a very good place to come and play and, of course, I would like to.
“Jarosik is quite a big name in Czech football—maybe not as big as Pavel Nedved—but he’s still well known having played in the Premiership and now at a big club like Celtic.
“There is obviously Libor Sionko as well at Rangers who scored for them in their last game.
“What I’ve noticed about Scottish football is that it’s very fast, physical and there’s a lot of hard tackles.
“But I like that style of play. I think I could handle it and it would make me a bigger, stronger player.
“That was what struck me after watching the St Johnstone v Dundee game last weekend.
“I enjoyed the game against Dundee United. It was competitive like all derbies and that’s something I like.
“I’m here on trial until Sunday so we’ll wait and see what happens after that. It will be up to my club and Dundee if something is going to happen.”
The friendly was put together after United’s planned reserve fixture with St Mirren and a closed doors game the Dark Blues had organised at Stirling Albion fell victim of the weather.
Meanwhile, news that Steve Tosh is being released by Gretna has provoked interest at Dens

St.Johnstone Build-up.

Meanwhile Brian McGinty will miss Saturday's trip to Perth after injuring his hamstring again and Jon Boggan has went down with a unknown bug. Alex Rae is hoping Gavin Swankie and Brian Griffin will be fit.

Meanwhile, fellow centre-half Greg Strong is mulling over an offer to extend his stay at Dens.The former Livi man’s contract expires at the end of the year and the Dark Blues would like him to extend that deal until the end of the season.However, while Strong has admitted he is enjoying himself at the club, he has asked for a week to weigh up his options before giving an answer.

Gavin Swankie, Danny Griffin and Jon Boggan should be fit for this weekend, it's great that Alex Rae has just about a full squad to pick from.

Dundee's Callum McDonald has joined Peterhead on loan until middle of January. Coming to Dens on loan is Hibs youngster Jay Shields, his brother Dene plays for Gretna.

Dark Blues line up Czech duo

Dundee are to welcome two highly-rated young players from the Czech Republic to Dens next week with a view to possibly taking the pair on loan for the remainder of the campaign.
Dark Blues chief executive Dave MacKinnon has struck a deal with Czech side Jablonec which will see striker Ondrej Novotny (18) and midfielder Pavel Patka (19) arrive at the club on Monday, along with a coach.
“They are coming over for a week to see what they think of us and we think of them and if everything is okay we’ll hopefully arrange to keep them here on loan for the rest of the season,’’ said MacKinnon.
“Both players are keen to come to Scotland because they believe that will assist their development and we feel this is definitely an avenue worth exploring.’’

Dundee 3 Ross County 1, Dens Park, 2-December-06

Dundee came back to beat Ross County on Saturday, in what was a game we should have won in the first half. It was well into the second half when Robertson put County ahead against the run of play. Robert Campbell did hit the post with a good strike.But in the final 15 minutes we scored 3 times, the first when player-boss Alex Rae finished with a well placed shot from the edge of the box, then a few minutes later Derek Lyle pounced on a mistake by County keeper Samson to put us 2-1 up. And then Andy McLaren scored the goal of the game running onto a long ball from our keeper Ludovic Roy taking a great first touch and cooly scoring with a classic strike. Kevin Mcdonald should have made it 4-1 right on time but put the ball over the bar from a great position.
A great 3 points and good as Gavin Swankie, Danny Griffin did not play.